908 Devices (NASDAQ:MASS – Get Free Report) and Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares 908 Devices and Tokyo Electron”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| 908 Devices | $56.20 million | 8.57 | $19.49 million | ($0.95) | -12.26 |
| Tokyo Electron | $16.23 billion | 9.49 | $3.79 billion | $4.37 | 37.65 |
Tokyo Electron has higher revenue and earnings than 908 Devices. 908 Devices is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tokyo Electron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for 908 Devices and Tokyo Electron, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| 908 Devices | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Tokyo Electron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
908 Devices currently has a consensus price target of $12.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Given 908 Devices’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe 908 Devices is more favorable than Tokyo Electron.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
88.1% of 908 Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of Tokyo Electron shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.2% of 908 Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares 908 Devices and Tokyo Electron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| 908 Devices | -56.96% | -12.54% | -8.87% |
| Tokyo Electron | 23.58% | 24.38% | 18.03% |
Risk & Volatility
908 Devices has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tokyo Electron has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tokyo Electron beats 908 Devices on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About 908 Devices
908 Devices Inc., a commercial-stage technology company, provides various purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spectrometry devices to interrogate unknown and invisible materials in life sciences research, bioprocessing, pharma/biopharma, forensics, and adjacent markets. The company's products include MX908, a handheld, battery-powered, and Mass Spec device that is designed for rapid analysis of solid, liquid, vapor, and aerosol materials of unknown identity; Rebel, a small desktop analyzer that provides real-time information on the extracellular environment in bioprocesses; and Maverick, an optical in-line analyzer that offers real-time monitoring and control of multiple bioprocess parameters, including glucose, lactate, and total biomass in mammalian cell cultures, as well as provides process fingerprint data to support large-scale efforts in predictive bioprocess modeling. Its products also comprise Maven and Trace C2, an online device for bioprocess monitoring and control; and ZipChip solution, a plug-and-play, high-resolution separation platform that optimizes Mass Spec sample analysis. The company operates in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and rest of the Americas. 908 Devices Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Tokyo Electron
Tokyo Electron Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) production equipment in Japan, Europe, North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company offers coaters/developers, etch systems, surface preparation systems, deposition systems, test systems, wafer bonders/debonders, wafer edge trimming, SiC epitaxial CVD systems, gas cluster ion beam system, and cleaning systems. It also provides plasma etch/ash systems for use in the manufacture of FPDs, as well as inkjet printing systems for manufacturing OLED displays. In addition, the company offers delivery, facility management, and non-life insurance services; sells semiconductor products, board computer products, software, and other electronic components; sells and supports network/storage/middleware related solutions; and develops, manufactures, and sells magnetic annealing systems. Tokyo Electron Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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